Where does “κεμέρι” come from?

κεμέρι (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish كمر, from Persian کمر, from Pahlavi 𐫞𐫖𐫡, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

κεμέρι (Greek): money belt

Definitions

  1. money belt

Ancestry of “κεμέρι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكمرbelt, girdle; arch, arcade, vault, cinter
2Persianکمرwaist; girdle, belt; the middle of a mountain
3Pahlavi𐫞𐫖𐫡—
4Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
5Proto-Iraniankamárati—
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati →Every word from Proto-Iranian kamárati →